![]() PA 2 (Locker, Jannuzzi).Duncan with the San Antonio Spurs in 2011 Three-point goals - AH 4 (W.Marion, Bessoir 3). PITTSTON AREA (43) - JJ Walsh 3 0-0 6, Ethan Ghannam 2 1-2 5, Jack Locker 2 0-0 5, Anthony Cencetti 5 3-3 13, Dominic Jannuzzi 5 3-4 14, Jack Long 0 0-0 0. Pittston Area, though, worked the clock and scored the game’s final four points.ĪBINGTON HEIGHTS (36) - Will Marion 5 2-4 13, Dominic Selevinis 0 0-2 0, Ryan Nealon 1 0-0 2, Jamison Bessoir 4 0-0 11, Carson Kelleher 2 0-0 4, Mason Fevor 3 0-0 6, Bryce Florey 0 0-2 0, Mike Marion 0 0-0 0. Abington, though, put on one final burst to try to save its season.Ī 3-pointer by Jamison Bessoir moved the Comets within 39-36 with 1:26 to play. The Patriots looked like they were going to take control with 3:35 remaining in the game when Ghannam scored inside off a pass from Walsh for a 39-29 advantage. “We had a couple different sets we ran that were really effective.” “I thought we executed the offense really well tonight,” Semenza said. Cencetti’s points also came on a quick inside move. “They were getting all layups.”Īnother burst in the third quarter where Jannuzzi scored twice and fired a pass inside to Cencetti for another bucket made it 34-25. “They’re a good 3-point shooting team and didn’t even have to shoot threes,” Abington Heights coach Ken Bianchi said. The first two came on a short inside cut to the basket, something the Patriots exploited several times. Abington knocked the deficit down to one midway through the second period, but Jannuzzi scored six consecutive points. Pittston Area took the lead for good early as Cencetti’s three-point play resulted in a 5-3 lead near the midway portion of the first quarter. ![]() While Abington won eight consecutive district championship from 2012-2019 - and a few others before that - Pittston Area will be going for only the second district championship in school history. The Comets made it to the title game last season, only to have to forfeit to Crestwood because of COVID-19 issues. They’ll play the winner of Saturday’s semifinal game between third-seeded Wallenpaupack (18-5) and second-seeded North Pocono (17-5).įourth-seeded Abington Heights ended its season at 15-8. The top-seeded Patriots (19-4) advanced to the championship game at 8 p.m. Just start shooting the ball with two hands instead of that scoop shot.’ ” “I told him at halftime, ‘They can’t stop you. Awesome,” Pittston Area coach Al Semenza said. Jannuzzi also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. Even Ethan (Ghannam), he hit the game-winner against Hazleton. Cencetti had some layups, Jack hit that big three when we needed it. “Then (Anthony) Cencetti, Jack (Locker), we can all score. ![]() Everybody is talking about these other guys, but JJ he’s the real deal. “Obviously, they have to put their best defender on our leading scorer JJ. “It makes it extremely difficult,” Jannuzzi said of having so many capable scorers. Jannuzzi scored a game-high 14 points - with six coming on a personal run in the second quarter - as Pittston Area held off Abington Heights 43-36 in a District 2 Class 5A boys basketball semifinal game. Usually it’s been 1,000-point scorer JJ Walsh, although the other four starters have taken their turns at the forefront.ĭominic Jannuzzi was the guy Friday night. YATESVILLE - A big key to Pittston Area’s success this season has been finding the hot hand each game. Patriots JJ Walsh (13) and Anthony Cencetti (33) avoid a collision with Abington Heights’ Will Marion (12) while going after a lose ball. ![]()
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